In the 90s, Hollywood movies won the hearts of millions of young people. Many actors, having starred in action films at the time, will remain so forever in our memory. Even 20 years later, the heroes of our post today have not retired and continue to delight us with new works.
we, from awesome.club, we decided to look back at the actors whose movies we watched a lot growing up, find out what they are doing now and how much they’ve changed after so many years. And at the end of the post, in the bonus, you will find great heroines of the screens.
1. Sylvester Stallone, 74 years old
Sylvester Stallone gained popularity thanks to the role of a boxer in rocky, whose screenplay he wrote himself. The success was followed by a series of popular films such as RamboThe Expendables (The Expendables) and Escape Route (Escape Plan). At the moment, the Hollywood star writes screenplays and continues to carry out acting and directing activities. One of the last films with his participation is called Samaritan.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73 years old
Arnold Schwarzenegger became famous in the world of cinema for the films Terminator (The Terminator) and Conan the Barbarian (Conan the Barbarian). However, he gained popularity even before his acting career, in bodybuilding. Now, Schwarzenegger is finishing work on the new film Kung Fury II: The Moviein which it plays the main role.
3. Bruce Willis, 66 years old
The actor became famous around the world thanks to the series of films Hard to kill (Die Hard), in which he played a policeman. Some viewers will remember Bruce in The fifth Element (The Fifth Element) and Armageddon. The actor will not end his career and continues to work on several new films simultaneously.
4. Jean-Claude Van Damme, 60 years old
Van Damme has become an action movie star thanks to the lead role he played in the film. The big white dragon (Bloodsport). He is also remembered by the public for the films Universal Soldier (Universal Soldier) and deadly challenge (The Quest), in which he showed remarkable physical and sporting form. Currently, on his Instagram account, the actor pleases fans by posting photos of his perfect stretch doing the famous split that is his personal brand and he will not retire at all.
5. Mark Dacascos, 57 years old
Mark Dacascos is an actor, director and martial arts practitioner. Worldwide, he is known for his 90s movies. Bloody sport (Only the Strong) and The Combat — Tears of the Warrior (Crying Freeman). In 2016, Mark made his directorial debut in Showdown in Manila. For a long time, he participated in the television series Hawaii Five-0, in addition to dubbing an animated series.
6. Jean Reno, 72 years old
The French actor is remembered around the world for his role as a mercenary in the film. The Professional (Leon). The last works on Jean’s resume were the films the Protector (The Doorman) and Waiting for Anya.
7. Keanu Reeves, 56 years old
The Canadian actor owns a huge number of films that have become very popular all over the world. However, the role that took the actor to another level of fame was that of Neo, in Matrix (The Matrix). Reeves continues to act in films in the series Matrix (there is a feature film scheduled for December 2021) and John Wick. Those who know him say he is a simple and modest guy.
8. John Travolta, 67 years old
Thanks to his dancing and singing skills, John Travolta participated in several musicals. your popularity grew a lot more after the movie’s success Pulp Fiction — Time of Violence (Pulp Fiction), by Quentin Tarantino. Recently, John participated in the filming of the television series die hart.
9. Dolph Lundgren, 63 years old
American actor Dolph Lundgren became famous for his role as a soviet boxer in the movie Rocky 4 (Rocky IV). The movies Universal Soldier (Universal Soldier) and Showdown in Little Tokyo guaranteed him a place in the ranks of Hollywood celebrities. Nowadays, Dolph has not only acted, in films like Castle Falls and Wanted Manbut is also involved in dubbing the cartoon Minions 2: Origin of Gru (Minions: The Rise of Gru).
10. Chuck Norris, 81 years old
The legendary Chuck Norris is known to millions of viewers for participating in countless action movies. But the basis of its popularity can be considered the series walker, Texas Ranger, in which he played Cordell Walker — a Texas ranger with strict morals. In recent years acting, for Chuck, has been relegated to the background, although in the television series Hawaii Five-0, he appeared in an episode. Chuck Norris has become almost “a brand”, a byword for brutality at its finest.
11. Jackie Chan, 66 years old
You can spend a long time listing all the activities of Jackie Chan, but to the world he is known as an actor, stuntman and martial arts expert. It’s hard to even single out which movie made him famous. Today, in addition to starring in the fourth season of the cult action movie Rush Hour, Jackie is actively engaged with new projects, working on films as Project X-traction and Shanghai Dawn.
12. Michael Douglas, 76 years old
American actor and producer is known to moviegoers for his performances in films Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and The War of the Roses. Michael Douglas won, as a producer, the Oscar for Best Film of the Year with Film A stranger in the nest (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest). At the moment, the actor participates in the filming of the blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania), from Marvel.
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Sigourney Weaver, 71 years old
The popular American actress and producer became famous for her role as Lieutenant Ellen L. Ripley in the movie Alien, the 8th Passenger (Alien) and franchise sequels. Sigourney Weaver received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is currently acting in sequels 2 and 3 of the sci-fi movie avatarby James Cameron.
Linda Hamilton, 64 years old
Linda Hamilton is known to viewers as Sarah Connor from Terminator (The Terminator). She once again embodied the image of a brave and decisive woman in the film. Terminator: Dark Fate (Terminator: Dark Fate) in 2019. Linda was nominated to Emmy and Golden Globes for his participation in the television series Beauty and the Beast. One of Linda’s last jobs was a cameo in Resident Alien.
In your opinion, which of the actors presented has not lost its former reign and continues to be able to please the audience?